The ruling on saying: "Good flies away"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the phrase "good flies away" that is commonly used on people's tongues, knowing that it is only said when the person speaking does not care about a matter, so he says "good flies away"?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible, because this is reviving the practice of taking omens. This is reviving the practice of taking omens, because this is one of the phrases of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance; when they heard a bird, they would say, "Good, good, yes."
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the phrase "good flies away" that is commonly used on people's tongues, knowing that it is only said when the person speaking does not care about a matter, so he says "good flies away"?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible, because this is reviving the practice of taking omens. This is reviving the practice of taking omens, because this is one of the phrases of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance; when they heard a bird, they would say, "Good, good, yes."
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في التطير — islamhouse.com (1:07:05)
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